Hi. I just joined bird id as we have spotted a bird in the garden that I am not sure is a native wild bird in England. It was just smaller than a pigeon and had a slightly flattened beak. The interesting part was the blue and black feathers at the base of its wings. Initially I thought it looked like a kookubura (obviously it wasn't) and my stepdad thought it was a cuckoo but it was too brilliantly coloured to be one of those. Does anyone have any ideas?

Mell

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15-Jul-2015 21:28

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Thanks to queries further down your page, I've been able to confirm this is a jay. Interesting that neither myself nor my mum were able to name it despite having over 100 years between us in this country.